Law Office of Tammy Jaques, P.A.  Mediation Division

The courts in Florida are mandated to hold pro se litigants — individuals handling their cases on their own — to the same standards as attorneys. You will be required to know the law, whether or not you actually do. Once the final judgment is entered, the case is over. You may not get another chance to fix the problem.

     In Florida, it is very difficult to change a Final Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage or a Final Judgment of Paternity after it is entered.  The party seeking a change bears the burden of demonstrating "a substantial change in circumstances since since the final judgment was entered that was not reasonably ascertainable at the time it was entered".  This is an incredibly high burden.  As a result, changes after an agreement is entered are very unlikely.

     You may have inadvertently given up parental responsibility to the other parent, agreed to an outrageous child support payment, or be stuck with a mortgage on the house you no longer live in.  Sometimes, the decisions made without the advice of counsel result in damaged credit scores, continued fighting, and much heartache.

     Fixing these errors end up costing more money, taking more time, opening old wounds, and causing more stress.  We believe it is better to do it right from the beginning.

To see if we can help, visit our trial division at www.lawofdeland.com or call us today.